Migraines & headaches decisions — 2026

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to readjudicate her previously denied claim of service connection for migraines. The appeal is granted, and she is now entitled to service connection for headaches on a new and relevant evidence basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders, headaches, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathies. The appeals were remanded for additional development in some cases.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions and issues have been dismissed due to untimeliness of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD).

The Veteran's headache disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). The Board found that the evidence was in relative equipoise regarding causation, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus has aggravated his current headaches disability, and the Board grants service connection for headaches on a secondary basis.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals because the appeal requests were not timely filed, and good cause was not shown for the late filing.

The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective June 8, 2023, due to his service-connected Generalized Anxiety Disorder.,The Veteran is also entitled to SMC based on housebound from June 8, 2023, as he has a single service-connected disability rated at 100% and additional disabilities independently ratable above 60%.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic migraines was dismissed as moot because the claim was granted from the date the intent to file a claim for compensation was received on April 3, 2024. The other claims are remanded.

The May 2012 rating decision denied service connection for chronic migraines, concluding that the current condition was not related to in-service headaches. The January 2020 rating decision granted service connection with a 30% evaluation effective December 18, 2019.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining VA treatment records and a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's possible TBI. The claim of service connection for post-traumatic headaches remains pending.

The Board has restored the Veteran's disability rating for migraines from 30 percent to 50 percent effective January 1, 2025. The evidence showed that his condition had not improved enough to warrant a lower rating.

The Veteran's migraine headaches, including tension headaches, are now rated at 50% effective April 25, 2023, due to very frequent and prolonged attacks that cause severe economic inadaptability.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to PTSD, insomnia as secondary to PTSD, asthma, erectile dysfunction, and migraine.,The Board also remanded the claims of service connection for right knee instability as secondary to bilateral pes planus and lumbosacral strain as secondary to patellofemoral pain syndrome and tendinitis, left knee.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure of VA to provide an adequate examination, and further development is needed to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected headaches.

The Veteran's claim for SMC (Aid and Attendance) was denied because he did not meet the criteria of needing regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities. The claim for SMC (Housebound Status) was also denied as he did not have a single 100% disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic rhinitis and headaches, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his active duty service. The decision also grants secondary service connection for headaches due to his service-connected PTSD and cervical strain.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions have been granted, with some increased evaluations and others denied. The effective dates for the grants are April 22, 2025.

The Veteran's claim for DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 was granted effective April 17, 2024, based on his multiple service-connected disabilities. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date is April 17, 2024, which the Veteran has been granted and believes to be the correct date.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of his eye disability was granted. His claim for a compensable rating for sinusitis was also granted, and he is entitled to a higher rating for headaches, CTS of the right hand, and left knee disability.

The Veteran's migraines were rated at 30 percent, the highest schedular rating under DC 8100. The Board found that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as they did not include characteristic prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month.